It’s not easy being the new doc on the wards. This time around seems more frustrating than the transition from fellow to attending, even though that transition was fraught with worry as I had inadvertently found myself in a solo practice. I had become comfortable in my surroundings. I knew the way the hospital worked. […]
Letting Bygones Be Bygones
When I was in my second year of ID fellowship making that decision not to pursue a third year of training, I diligently read about what to look for and what to avoid when searching for that first job out of residency/fellowship. I did not want to make any grave mistakes. Ha! After carefully researching, […]
How to Consult Infectious Disease
As an infectious disease specialist I often help in difficult medical and surgical cases. I am the Gregory House, M.D. of medicine, the expert diagnostician who knows the nuances of various antibiotic treatments and the varied processes of infection. My skill is a cognitive one. Unlike House, real infectious disease specialists do not tend to […]
Life as an Infectious Disease Consultant
It’s been almost two years since I pondered over my career path. The job search was just something else. Juggling different priorities to see which opportunity would meet all the needs and most of the desires was not easy. 2009 was just so miserable. Truly. *Shudder* When I signed that three-year contract to work “in […]
Plight of Rural Medicine – Dating Woes!
An article in the Washington Post caught my eye today. It features a young family practice physician who is frustrated with providing medical care in rural Virginia. She grew up in the Washington DC suburbs and went to top-class schools where she excelled. Now she lives in Charlottesville, VA and commutes 46 miles round trip […]